The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-17

George w. Childs, ;Secretary Fairchild
and Amos r. Little. Other carriages
followed with distinguished guests
among whom was Ex-President
HAYES. When the line reached the re-
viewing stand, the Presidents carriage
halted and as he alighted to take his
place on the reviewing balcony of the
grand stand, cavalrymen stood right
about face" and saluted him.
There was continuous round of
cheers as the President rode by and he
bowed Acknowledgements of the COM
pliment as he passed each stand. After
saluting the President, the city troop
proceeded down Broad Street to take
place in the procession. Just behind
the President, the venerable Han
nibal Hamlin walked arm in
arm with thomas Donaldson, to
their places on the stand. Then came
Governor Hill and staff, of New York.
ALI were recipients of round after round
of applause. The Presi emit occupied a
beautiful carved mahogany chair, pre-
scented to him for this occasion by
prominent furniture firm of the city
and around sat Secretaries Bayard and
Fairchild, Governor Hill and exPresi-
dent Hayes. Shortly after IL, Mrs.
Cleveland appeared on the balcony OF
the Lafayette Hotel, followed by Pri-
vate Secretary Lamont and wife, and
two or three guests. Mrs. Cleveland
received enthusiastic applause as she
appeared in front of the balcony,
dressed in a handsome black silk
dress with white insertions, and
a beautiful white feather in her hat. At
1l.2O General Phil Sheridan mounted
on a handsome sorrel horse. came up
the street at the head of vast caval-
cade of military, preceded by squad
of mounted reserves AS he passed the
reviewing stand, the President arose
and tipped his silk hat. 1t was then
one continuous round of huzza.
There was probably 10000 men in the
line of the parade, 5, 200 or 5000 Of whom
were Grand Army men.
The end of the parade was. occupied
by the Grand Army of the Republic,
and as each post passed in front of the
stand its commander gave salute to
the President, and was recognized.
Post No 2, of this city, carried in the
centre of its column twenty-one of the
flags captured by them during the war.
They were mass of tattered and torn
colors, but they we're honored by the
spectators with cheers whose re-echo
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appearance they made, some walking
with the aid of crutches. and all of
them wearing on their visage the I'M
erring fingermarks of time. They
were a picture of contrast with the
youthful militia men who preceded
them. Dlring the time they were
passing, the President remained stand
ing with his head uncovered and
answered each salute as it was given.
Orders had previously been issued by the
department commander Of the Grand
Army that only post commanders
should salute. This was rot strictly
adhered to, however, and many of those
of the rank and file passed BY the
stand with uncovered heads, Nearly
80 600 men were in the parade. Shortly
after the New York troops had passed,
Mrs. Cleveland, Private Secretary La
mont and wife, Mr.. Drexel and theirs
who were with Mrs. Cleveland on the
balcony, retired and were driven to the
Bellevue Hotel, where they took
luncheon with Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. Childs. invitation to luncheon at
that hour having been accepted earlier
in the day. When Governor Foraker
appeared at the head of the Fourteenth
Ohio Regiment, he was obliged to keep
his head uncovered for long time in
order to acknowledge the vociferous
cheers of his friends, who seemed
to be numerous.